“Jam Power” Officially Announced
The official announcement for Stevie Salas' new cover album "Jam Power" has been posted on B'z Official Website. As we previously reported, it's going to be released on October 20th, 2010 priced at 2500 Yen in Japan. It looks like it is going to be available internationally as well, since the Japanese edition contains a bonus track which is exclusive to Japan. Koshi Inaba is going to be the lead vocalist on the track "Police on my back" which was originally recorded by the band The Clash.
Also, as posted on HMV.co.jp in the song credits, there's a story associated with it:
After I had dinner with Koshi Inaba in Beverly Hills, we went back to his place in my car. When I switched on the radio a song by The Clash was playing and Koshi really had to turn up the volume as he enjoyed the song. One year later, while we were in the car again, a song by The Clash was playing on the radio. Seeing how Koshi was singing along to the song hitting all the notes and getting the lyrics right, he told me he's a great fan of them! So when we went to record for "JAM POWER", I asked him if he could sing a song from The Clash. "In English?" he asked. "Yeah" I replied. Then I checked out a bunch of my favorite Clash tunes to find the one I liked best. As you all know I'm a big fan of funk, so I gave "This Is Radio Clash" a try, but Koshi's voice was not suited for such a song.
When I met Koshi in Hawaii again, we were barbecuing steaks and once we listened to "Police On My Back", we said "This is it!!" When I was in high school in San Diego, the band I was in performed that song numerous times, so I knew the song quite well. After Jara Slapbak added the funky style to the rhythm track, I flew over to Tokyo to record the vocals with Koshi. When I came back to LA, King's X singer Doug Pinnick sang the chorus for the song and, with that, polished it.
(Translated from Japanese)
And here's the tracklist as well as cover:
01. Tell Me Something Good (Chaka Khan)
02. Girls Got Rhythm (AC/DC)
03. Police On My Back (The Clash)
04. Disco Lady (Johnnie Taylor)
05. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (The Beatles)
06. This Is Radio Clash (The Clash)
07. No Air (Jordin Sparks)
08. Getaway (Earth, Wind & Fire)
09. Only Happy When It Rains (GARBAGE)
10. Moonage Daydream ～Live in New York version～ (David Bowie)
11. Ondularte ～Fading Out～ (Gandhi) * Japanese Bonus Track
Message From B’z Concerning “Ain’t no Magic” DVD/BD Release
It's about time. Tomorrow, B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't no Magic" will be officially released in stores in Japan. People who pre-ordered can even grab it already and enjoy it one day before official release. As usual, B'z releases messages directed at their fans one day before release.
Here's the message:
Finally the great Live-Gym is out on DVD! The good thing about this DVD is that no matter how many times you watch it, you'll enjoy it!
So feel free to...eagerly enjoy it.
- Koshi Inaba
Please have a look at these wonderful moments in which there are no magical tricks involved!
- Tak Matsumoto
Koshi Solo Album “Hadou” 08/18 out!!
And finally, we have a release date for Koshi's new solo album! "Hadou" will be out on 08/18, and it'll have a regular and a limited edition. The limited edition will feature a DVD with all of Koshi's promotional videos (PVs), except for "Okay" which is on the limited edition DVD of the single. (see below for a complete listing)
The album itself will have 15 tracks, including "Okay", and News 23X ending song "Sono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite". Also, the previously unreleased song "Akai Ito" will be included as well.
We have no covers yet, but the prices will be 3,059yen (tax incl.) for regular edition and 3,990yen (tax incl.) for limited edition.
Tracklist
01. LOST
02. Zettai (teki) [absolute (ly)]
03. The Morning Call
04. Okay
05. Lone Pine
06. Eden
07. CAGE FIGHT
08. Koyoi Kimi to [tonight with you]
09. Kono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite [take this hand and start running]
10. Sariyuku Hito e [leaving people]
11. Fushichou [phoenix]
12. Shujinkou [protagonist]
13. Little boy
14. Akai Ito [red thread]
15. Itaikena Taiyou [innocent sun]DVD Tracklist
01. Nami - from album Magma
02. Tooku Made - from single Tooku made
03. O.NO.RE - from album Shian
04. Touch - from album Shian
05. Famiresu Gozen Sanji - from album Shian
06. AKATSUKI - from single KI
07. Shizukana Ame - from single KI
08. I'm on fire - from single KI
09. Wonderland - from single Wonderland
10. Shoumenshoutotsu - from album Peace of mind
11. Hazumu Sekai - from album Peace of mind
Koshi Solo Single “Okay” 6/23 Out!!
Finally Koshi has announced one of his new solo productions for us to enjoy. His new single entitled "Okay" is going to be out in Japan on June 23rd, 2010! Unfortunately, the theme song for the renewed news show "News 23X" won't be on the disc. Instead, you're going to be able to enjoy 3 fresh tracks written and arranged by Koshi himself. As previously reported, Koshi went to Los Angeles to have a recording session with Stevie Salas, who is featured on tracks 1 and 3 on this release. Also, as previously seen on the video that was shown on the official website, Shane Gaalaas will be handling the drumset in all 3 tracks recorded.
The promotional video was shot in New Mexico at the White Sands National Monument and will be featured on DVD in the limited edition of the single. Prices are 1260 Yen for the regular edition and 1575 Yen for the limited edition.
"Okay" Track listing:
01. Okay
02. Salvation
03. My Mirai(=Future) -- マイミライLimited Edition features Okay promotional video on DVD
Pre-order "Okay" regular edition: [CDJapan] -- [HMV]
Pre-order "Okay" limited edition: [CDJapan] -- [HMV]
Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto “TAKE YOUR PICK” 6/2 OUT!!
This is what we've all been waiting for! Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto have announced today, that their collaboration album, "TAKE YOUR PICK", is going to be released in Japan on June 2nd, 2010. It's going retail at a price of 3,059 Yen (approx. $32 / 24€).
While this is a pretty hefty price tag for an album that doesn't contain additional content such as a DVD, I'm sure we'll all forget about the price once we get to listen to all 12 quality tracks, half of them arranged and written by Tak Matsumoto, half of them arranged and written by Larry Carlton. Seeing as how the album is evenly split among songs by Tak Matsumoto and Larry Carlton, "TAKE YOUR PICK" seems as fitting for such an album as a title will ever be. Die-hard fans would even say that this album is the compilation of the best music from the west, and the best music from the far east. Larry Carlton's style is pretty bluesy, too, and thus it was only a matter of time until these two great musicians met.
Taking a look at the cover of this album, it becomes clear that this is indeed a mixture of American music and Japanese music, illustrated by 2 guitar picks with their respective national flags on it. It has got a lot of meaning to it, if you closely analyze the cover. It is very simplistic and yet gets the message across. A lot of cover artists fail to do so nowadays.
The track listing, no doubt, reveals a very blues, jazz oriented album, that, I bet, does not fail to have the fan listen to the best of the best, when it comes to Larry Carlton's works as well as Tak Matsumoto's works.
Overseas fans, unfortunately, will probably have to wait a little longer to get their hands on this masterpiece as this press release by Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto does not illustrate whether the album will be internationally available, or not. Stay tuned for more news!
"TAKE YOUR PICK" Track listing:
01. JAZZY BULLETS
02. Nite Crawler 2010
03. THE WAY WE WERE
04. Islands of Japan
05. Neon Blue
06. Tokyo Night
07. hotalu
08. East West Stroll
09. Easy Mystery
10. ao
11. Take Your Pick
12. A girl from ChinaTracks arranged and written by Larry Carlton: 02, 04, 05, 08, 09, 11
Tracks arranged and written by Tak Matsumoto: 01, 03, 06, 07, 10, 12Price: 3,059 Yen
Messages from Tak and Koshi & “Long time no see” as Theme Song
"Long time no see" has been announced as the theme song for the drama show "Salaryman Kintaro 2", which will start airing on TV Asahi in January, 2010. If you want to check it out, here's the official homepage: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kintaro/
With B'z 17th official studio album "MAGIC" out of the door, Tak and Koshi have put up their messages directed at their fans:
Tak's Message:
Seriously! It's MAGIC!!
Tak
Koshi's Message:
This is an album that shows the awesomeness of the band.
It was fun producing it!!
Pump up the volume and listen to it☆
Koshi Inaba
Koshi Inaba Working on New Solo Project?
I must say, I really love the way Stevie Salas posts his news updates on his website. You really get to know what he's been up to. In an update dated November 15th, Koshi Inaba is mentioned. He apparently flew out to L.A. to record 6 new songs with Stevie Salas for his new solo CD.
We should see the official update in a few days, I guess.
See the news update from Stevie Salas' website here:
ADAM LAMBERT AND BOWIE IVORY , KRIS ALLEN ROCKS CONAN , ALLISON IRAHETA SLASHES MY EYEBROW , KOSHI INABA FROM THE BZ JAPAN BRINGS THE NEW , ARBOR LIVE! SEASON 2 AND STEVIE HAS A NEW I PHONE GUITAR GAME ON THE WAY!
sorry for the LONG delay between blogs but i have not had a day off in two years!!!
i have not surfed since jan in costa rica and once again i have well over 150 thousand miles traveled in the air ....uggggg
since i landed in the states from germany to rock the nammy's sept 27th i have been knee deep into my music directing gig with american idols kris allen , adam lambert and allison iraheta and doing three at once is madness!!! no sleep BUT the music is fantastic and the bands are awesome....loads of things goin on like me and kris allen playing football on the miami dolphins field before the dolphin saints game as well as kris killin it last night on conan o'brian OR gettin to arrange the massive adam lambert debut at the american music awards coming nov 22nd....me and adam went to the studio of the david bowie piano legend mike garson who is my hero ( been with bowie since the ziggy years) creating a show intro and watching him play with adam singing together was such a musical treat...so watch the american music awards cuz its gonna be HUGE!! and later that night allison iraheta who is the most awesome chick rocker of life took the clippers while i was getting my hair cut in her studio and buzzed a slice out of my eyebrow...i have a great photo perhaps you will see it one day......ALSO in between all this the mighty koshi ianaba from the japan super group bz flew to LA and we recorded 6 new tracks for his solo cd and his new stuff is on point!!
ARBOR LIVE!!! was picked up for a 2nd season and also now signed with tv giants tri con...... we will be shooting soon in canada starting right after i host this years canadian aboriginal awards dinner in hamilton onterio nov. 26th and last but not least GET READY FOR MY NEW I PHONE GUITAR GAME APP THAT WILL BE OUT IN DEC....ROCKSTAR SOLOS
ok more after i finish in new york in dec...
stevie
LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 GLORY DAYS 2/25 OUT!!
The B'z PARTY website has been updated today to feature a new flash movie on the website. On it, it says that the release date for the video of the last 2 days of the B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 GLORY DAYS tour has been decided. It's going to be February 25th, 2009! No further details have been given, so we don't know how many discs it's going to feature or in what formats it is going to be released (Blu-ray would be cool, eh?).
UPDATE: The setlist has been confirmed as the 9/21 show (not that you were expecting anything less). Click on for the setlist.
BURN -Fumetsu no Face- Promotional Car Rolling Out in Tokyo?
According to this blog, a promotional car with the BURN -Fumetsu no Face- cover printed on it will roll out in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area on the day the single is released. The entry on the blog further notes that KOSE is also promoting by broadcasting their commercial (which features BURN -Fumetsu no Face-) on TV and showing them on monitors in stores. Nonetheless, it is a rare to see a promotional car being rolled out for publicity purposes. One way or the other, it will offer considerable publicity to KOSE's new products.
We may get pictures of the car on the day of the release.
Stay tuned for more!
Source: O.NO.RE Vlog
BURN -Fumetsu no Face- Single Lyrics
Even though the single doesn't hit until Wednesday, we've got the lyrics to all three songs from the BURN -Fumetsu no Face- (BURN－フメツノフェイスー) single.
Check them out below.
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